Leipoxais buttafuoco – a new species from Mali (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Argudini)

Günter C. Müller, Edita E. Revay, Harald Sulak, Mohamed M. Traore, Gergely Petrányi, Roman V. Yakovlev, Aidas Saldaitis, Julia S. Volkova, Tatiana A. Prozorova, Alexey M. Prozorov

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Abstract

A new species of the genus Leipoxais Holland, 1893, Leipoxais buttafuoco sp. n., is described from Mali. The new species is compared with the morphologically closest Leipoxais mustelina (Distant, 1899) from South Africa. Adults and their genitalia are illustrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-40
Number of pages12
JournalEcologica Montenegrina
Volume79
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • biodiversity
  • lappet moth
  • Sahel
  • West Africa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Plant Science
  • Insect Science

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